Marketing & Innovation Director – Marketing Leader

The Clorox Company • Pleasanton, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: We are looking for a bold, strategic Senior Marketing Leader to shape the future of one of Clorox’s key businesses. As the Head of Marketing, you will set the growth agenda, elevate brand ambition, and translate consumer insight into business-defining strategies. You will lead the demand engine—brand building, innovation, and omni-channel activation—and inspire cross-functional teams to deliver breakthrough outcomes. This role is a visible enterprise leadership position and a GM succession path for high-performing talent. In this role, you will: Set the BU growth agenda by integrating consumer insights, marketplace trends, and financial priorities into a unified business strategy. Build and execute brand and category growth strategies, including an 18-month One Demand Plan that delivers impact across digital and physical channels. Architect Clearly Superior Consumer Experiences that accelerate our growth Develop and execute AI-driven strategies into every aspect of the marketing practice Lead innovation strategy and pipeline development—from white-space identification to commercialization—anchored in consumer-forward big ideas. Shape brand vision and ensure best-in-class execution across all touchpoints, maximizing engagement, conversion, and long-term brand value. Serve as a key member of the BU Leadership Team, influencing resource allocation, planning processes, financial decisions, and transformation initiatives. Elevate consumer and brand obsession across the BU, ensuring marketing excellence and driving enterprise-wide capability building. Build, inspire, and develop a high-performing marketing organization with a culture rooted in inclusion, creativity, accountability, and continuous learning. Partner across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, R&D, Insights, Digital, and external agencies to drive aligned, end-to-end business outcomes. What we look for: Required Qualifications 12–15+ years of progressive experience in marketing, brand management, or general management within CPG or related consumer industries. Proven track record of meeting or exceeding business objectives in complex, fast-moving environments. Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, shape strategy, and lead cross-functional teams. Strong analytical, financial, and strategic acumen with experience developing business cases, innovation strategies, and forecasting new spaces. Deep understanding of consumer insights, competitive dynamics, and omni-channel marketing. Experience managing P&L-impacting decisions and contributing to long-term business planning. Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) considered. Fluency in English. Preferred Qualifications Experience across multiple business units, categories, or markets. Background in e-commerce, digital marketing, or DTC acceleration. Experience leading transformation, business turnaround, or large-scale capability shifts. Exposure to agile/lean innovation methodologies. MBA or equivalent strongly preferred. Key Competencies Enterprise & BU Growth Leadership: Sets and owns the growth agenda for the business, integrating consumer insight, brand strategy, innovation, and financial choices to deliver sustained, profitable growth. Consumer & Brand Obsession: Champions consumer-centricity and brand superiority; translates deep insight into clearly superior experiences that win choice, loyalty, and long-term brand value. Strategic Judgment & Business Acumen: Thinks and acts like a GM; balances short- and long-term trade-offs, allocates resources across the full P&L, and makes confident, high-impact decisions in complex environments. Innovation & Transformation Leadership: Drives end-to-end innovation strategy and “always-on” transformation, embedding new capabilities (including AI and digital) to unlock future growth. Influence & Cross-Functional Leadership: Builds strong followership across the BU and enterprise; influences senior leaders and partners to align strategy, investment, and execution without authority. Results Orientation & Accountability: Raises ambition, sets the operating pace, and consistently delivers against aggressive business objectives; holds self and others accountable to outcomes. Talent Magnet & Capability Builder: Builds, develops, and inspires high-performing, inclusive teams; elevates marketing and demand-creation capability across the BU and enterprise. Agility & Decisiveness: Thrives in ambiguity, synthesizes complex information quickly, and acts with urgency to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risk. Entrepreneurial Mindset: Seeks new growth spaces, challenges the status quo, and turns bold ideas into scalable, executable business results. Workplace type: Hybrid Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more. [U.S.]Additional Information: At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more. We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area. –Zone A: $175,100 - $360,700 –Zone B: $160,500 - $330,700 –Zone C: $145,900 - $300,600 All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process. This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies. Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times. To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Who we are. We champion people to be well and thrive every single day. We’re proud to be in every corner of homes, schools, and offices—making daily life simpler and easier through our beloved brands. Working with us, you’ll join a team of passionate problem solvers and relentless innovators fueled by curiosity, growth, and progress. We relish taking on new, interesting challenges that allow our people to collaborate and thrive at work. And most importantly, we care about each other as multifaceted, whole humans. Join us as we reimagine what’s possible and work with purpose to make a difference in the world. This is the place where doing the right thing matters. Doing the right thing is the compass that guides every decision we make—and we’re proud to be globally recognized and awarded for our continuous corporate responsibility efforts. Clorox is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The Clorox Company and its Foundation prioritize giving back to the communities we call home and contribute millions annually in combined cash grants, product donations, and cause-marketing. For more information, visit TheCloroxCompany.com and follow us on social media at @CloroxCo. Our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity. We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re always looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a nonstop drive to keep growing and learning. Learn more about our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Allyship (IDEA) journey here. 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Requirements

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in marketing, brand management, or general management within CPG or related consumer industries.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding business objectives in complex, fast-moving environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, shape strategy, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, financial, and strategic acumen with experience developing business cases, innovation strategies, and forecasting new spaces.
• Deep understanding of consumer insights, competitive dynamics, and omni-channel marketing.
• Experience managing P&L-impacting decisions and contributing to long-term business planning.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) considered.
• Fluency in English.

Nice To Haves

• Experience across multiple business units, categories, or markets.
• Background in e-commerce, digital marketing, or DTC acceleration.
• Experience leading transformation, business turnaround, or large-scale capability shifts.
• Exposure to agile/lean innovation methodologies.
• MBA or equivalent strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set the BU growth agenda by integrating consumer insights, marketplace trends, and financial priorities into a unified business strategy.
• Build and execute brand and category growth strategies, including an 18-month One Demand Plan that delivers impact across digital and physical channels.
• Architect Clearly Superior Consumer Experiences that accelerate our growth
• Develop and execute AI-driven strategies into every aspect of the marketing practice
• Lead innovation strategy and pipeline development—from white-space identification to commercialization—anchored in consumer-forward big ideas.
• Shape brand vision and ensure best-in-class execution across all touchpoints, maximizing engagement, conversion, and long-term brand value.
• Serve as a key member of the BU Leadership Team, influencing resource allocation, planning processes, financial decisions, and transformation initiatives.
• Elevate consumer and brand obsession across the BU, ensuring marketing excellence and driving enterprise-wide capability building.
• Build, inspire, and develop a high-performing marketing organization with a culture rooted in inclusion, creativity, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Partner across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, R&D, Insights, Digital, and external agencies to drive aligned, end-to-end business outcomes.

Benefits

• robust health plans
• a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
• flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
• inclusive fertility/adoption benefits
• participation in Clorox’s incentive plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director